CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A top Wyoming basketball player accused of kicking a man during a fight has been released from jail and ordered to stay away from bars. A judge allowed 22-year-old Luke Martinez … more

WASHINGTON — New weather data shows that the world's average temperature in 2012 barely slipped into the top 10 hottest years on record, despite the U.S. smashing heat marks. The National … more

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new search feature on Tuesday in the company's first staged event at its Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters since its May initial … more

By The Associated Press LONDON — The United States could lose its top credit rating for the second time from a leading agency if there’s a delay in raising the country’s debt ceiling, Fitch … more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's private swearing-in will be a brief, sparsely attended ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Supreme Court … more

NEW YORK — Police in New York City plan to combat the theft of painkillers and other highly addictive prescription medicines by asking pharmacies to hide fake pill bottles fitted with GPS devices … more

ST. LOUIS — Whether it was the bone-chilling rain or the pitch-black darkness while lost in a forest, circumstances that doomed an Air Force veteran and two young sons on a Missouri hike illustrate … more

WASHINGTON — Federal immigration agents were prepared to arrest an illegal immigrant and registered sex offender days before the November elections but were ordered by Washington to hold off after … more

CHICAGO — A Chicago City Council committee has approved two large legal settlements including one that would be the biggest yet to stem from the city's notorious police torture scandal involving … more

NEW YORK — How bad is this flu season, exactly? Look to the children.Twenty flu-related deaths have been reported in kids so far this winter, one of the worst tolls this early in the year since … more